Sr. Change Agent

Trane Italia•Tyler, TX

20d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Senior Change Agent at Trane Technologies, supporting the Residential HVAC business. The position focuses on empowering individuals and teams, strengthening leadership capabilities, and cultivating a forward-moving mindset grounded in positivity, growth, and continuous improvement. As a Senior Change Agent, you will champion the Lean transformation as a cultural leader, inspiring, mentoring, and equipping others to embrace new ways of thinking and working. You will guide teams through change with empathy, reinforce behaviors that build trust and resilience, and help create an environment where people feel supported, valued, and motivated to do their best work. The Senior Change Agent plays a vital role in embedding Lean principles into daily behaviors, elevating leadership capability, and strengthening the organization’s ability to work collaboratively toward shared goals. This role drives improvements across safety, customer value, quality, delivery, cycle time, growth, margin expansion, and inventory—through people-first, growth-oriented leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred (equivalent education/training/experience considered)
Minimum 5+ years of experience in a Lean environment with proven ability to coach leaders, develop teams, and build capability
Demonstrated success facilitating Kaizen events and driving measurable operational and cultural improvements
Exceptional communication and influencing skills with the ability to connect across all levels of the organization
Deep knowledge of gemba-based continuous improvement and people-centered Lean practices

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Shingo Model preferred

Responsibilities

Champion People Development, Leadership Coaching, and Team Mindset
Serve as a cultural catalyst who models positivity, collaboration, and forward-thinking behaviors across the value stream
Coach leaders at all levels to build capability in problem solving, communication, emotional intelligence, and servant leadership
Create a supportive environment where employees feel safe to share ideas, learn from mistakes, and challenge the status quo
Build strong cross-functional relationships that promote teamwork, shared ownership, and continuous learning
Mentor teams through change by helping them build confidence, resilience, and a growth mindset rooted in progress and possibility
Support Lean Transformation and Daily Management With a People-First Lens
Implement strategies that enable the value stream vision while reinforcing inclusive and collaborative behaviors
Partner with teams to remove obstacles, simplify processes, and create space for learning and innovative thinking
Use value stream mapping and other tools to help teams visualize opportunities and co-design solutions that move the organization forward
Serve as a Value Stream Coach, helping leaders adopt Lean mindsets through hands-on coaching, reflection, and positive reinforcement
Lead and Facilitate Rapid Improvement Events
Facilitate kaizen events in ways that energize teams, build confidence, and encourage open dialogue and shared learning
Participate in gemba walks as a coach and partner, helping teams develop ownership of standard work, flow, and takt attainment
Deliver Lean training that emphasizes teamwork, engagement, psychological safety, and cultural alignment
Support teams after events to ensure improvements are implemented, celebrated, and sustained through strong habits and follow-through
Execute Key Lean and Daily Management Activities
Conduct value stream and workplace analyses while deeply involving employees in discovery, learning, and idea generation
Create and refine standard work collaboratively, coaching leaders on how to support adoption through encouragement and constructive feedback
Strengthen visual management and problem-solving routines that keep teams aligned, engaged, and focused on growth
Lead issue-resolution activities using a people-first approach that prioritizes learning, teamwork, and forward progress
Strengthen Lean Culture and Organizational Capability
Identify skill and capability needs across the value stream and guide leaders on meaningful ways to develop their teams
Support clear, positive communication of Lean and daily management initiatives that reinforce shared purpose and progress
Use Trane’s change management model to promote adaptability, psychological safety, inclusion, and continuous learning
Inspire participation, pride, and ownership in Lean activities, helping employees see themselves as active leaders of positive change
Coach both employees and leaders to reinforce OpEx behaviors that strengthen collaboration, trust, and cultural alignment
Sustain and Track Improvement
Evaluate improvement areas while engaging teams in reflection, recognition, and celebration of progress
Update Mission Control Center results in partnership with teams and communicate outcomes to leadership with clarity, positivity, and transparency